page_title: Aragon
section_title: Pyrenees
hierarchical_section_title: Aragon / Geography / Relief / Pyrenees
caption_attribution_description: Català: El Pic d´Aneto vist des del Pla de Beret Vall d´´ Aran CODI ES510146 The view of Aneto´s summuit in the Vall d´Aran
context_page_description: Aragon is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces: Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza. The current Statute of Autonomy declares Aragon a historic nationality of Spain.
  Covering an area of 47720 km², the region's terrain ranges diversely from permanent glaciers to verdant valleys, rich pasture lands and orchards, through to the arid steppe plains of the central lowlands. Aragon is home to many rivers—most notably, the river Ebro, Spain's largest river in volume, which runs west–east across the entire region through the province of Zaragoza. It is also home to the highest mountains of the Pyrenees.
  As of January 2016, the population of Aragon was 1308563, with over half of it living in its capital city, Zaragoza. During the same year, the economy of Aragon generated a GDP of €34687 million, which represents 3.1% of Spain's national GDP, and is currently 6th in per capita production behind Madrid, Basque Country, Navarre, Catalonia and La Rioja.
  In addition to its three provinces, Aragon is subdivided into 33 comarcas or counties.
context_section_description: The Aragonese Pyrenees is located in the north of the province of Huesca and is arranged longitudinally in three large units: High Pyrenees, Intrapirenaic Depression and Outer Ranges.
  The Aragonese High Pyrenees contains the maximum heights of all the Pyrenees mountainous chain. The High Pyrenees is formed in turn by the axial Pyrenees and the Inland Ranges.
  In the axial Pyrenees are the oldest materials: granites, quartzites, slates and limestones and the highest peaks like: the Aneto (3404 m), Maladeta (3309 m) and the Perdiguero (3221 m). The inner Pre-Pyrenees, composed of more modern rocks (limestones) also has large mountains such as Monte Perdido (3355 m), Collarada (2886 m) and Tendeñera (2853 m).
  The main Pyrenean valleys are formed by the rivers that are born there, which are:
  Ansó Valley: Veral river
  Hecho Valley: Aragón Subordán river
  Canfranc Valley: Aragón river
  Tena Valley: Gállego river
  Broto Valley: Ara river
  Aínsa Valley: Cinca river
  Pineta Valley: Cinca river
  Gistau Valley: Cinqueta river
  Benasque Valley: Ésera river
  The intrapirenaic depression is a broad perpendicular corridor. Its best represented section is the Canal de Berdún. The southern limit of the Depression corresponds to the energetic reliefs of San Juan de la Peña (1552 m) and Oroel Rock (1769 m), modeled on conglomerates of the Campodarbe Formation.
  The pre-Pyrenean outer ranges are in the Huescan foothills and constitute the southernmost unit of the Pyrenees; formed by predominantly calcareous materials, reach heights between 1500 and 2000 meters. The Sierra de Guara, one of the most important mountain ranges of the Spanish Pre-Pyrenees, stands out; its summit, the Guara Peak, reaches 2077 metres. The Mallos de Riglos, near the town of Ayerbe, stand out for their beauty.
caption: Aneto peak is the highest point of all Pyrenees. It is located in the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park.
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